Grandma's Quick Vegetable Soup

1/2 lb ground beef

1 tablespoon fat

1/2 cup chopped onion

1 tablespoon salt

1/4 teaspoon pepper

1 bay leaf

3 cups or more water

1 cup sliced carrots

2 cups medium chopped cabbage

1/2 cup chopped celery and leaves

1 cup green beans cut in 1" pieces

3 1/2 cup canned tomatoes

Brown ground beef in fat.  Add onion and cook 3 minutes.  Add salt, pepper, bay leaf, water, green beans (if fresh), carrots, cabbage, celery and leaves.  Cover and cook until vegetables are tender.  Add tomato and green beans (if canned) during last 10 minutes of cooking.